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All descriptions that follow with a "RO-CE" and a number are from the Survey of Historic Jewish Sites and Monuments in Romania sponsored by the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.



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BOARTA: Sibiu County, Transylvania

The cemetery is located at Boarta, near the village, code 2464, judet Sibiu, Transylvania Romania. Alternate names are Mihalyfalva (Hungarian) and Michelsdorf (German.) 4600 2412, 30 km from Medias and 142.3 miles NW of Bucharest. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.

The Jewish population by census was 53 in 1850, eighteen in 1880, eight in 1910 and six in 1930. The Jews from Sibiu County, Transylvania were taken by force and introduced into forced work detachments. They were deported all over the country, and especially in Moldova, between 1942-1944. The 19th and 20th century unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery on isolated rural/agricultural flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is entirely closed. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site. The pre- and post-WWII size is 20 m x 20 m. 1-20 stones are visible. 1-20 stones are and 1-20 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is good all year. No special sections.

The oldest known gravestone dates from 19th century. The 19th and 20th century limestone flat shaped common gravestones have inscriptions in Hebrew. No known mass graves. The national Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Pre- and post-WWII size is the same. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop at the never vandalized cemetery. No maintenance. No care now. No structures.

Oprea Ioana, B-dul 21 Decembrie, no. 13-15, ap. 6, Cluj Napoca, tel: 190
849 and Popa Cosmina, Tatra Str., no. 4, ap. 11, Cluj Napoca, tel: 128 764 visited the site and completed the survey on December 11, 2000 using the following documentation:

No interviews. [January 2003]


BOBALNA: see OSORHEL
BOBALNA:     US Commission survey
Alternate name: Olpret (German); Alparet, Babolna (Hungarian). Bobalna is located in Cluj county, Transylvania at 53°35' 47°28', 22 km from Dej. The cemetery is located at eastern side of the village Bobalna, 4654, jud. Cluj. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.

The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1930 Jewish population was 7 families, 38 people. In May 28-June 8, 1944, the Jews were placed in the Dej ghetto and deported to Auschwitz. The Jewish cemetery was established in 19th century. A rabbi was buried here with last known Jewish burial about 1940. The Orthodox Jewish community used this unlandmarked cemetery 1 km. away. The isolated rural (agricultural) hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, it is open to all. A continuous fence and a locking gate surround the cemetery. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII and now is 60x25 meters. Fewer than 20 stones, with 25% to 50% not toppled or broken, date from the 19th century. The sandstone finely smoothed and inscribed stones have Hebrew inscriptions. Some have portraits on stones. No memorial monuments, known mass graves, structures, or pre-burial house exist. The national Jewish community owns the property used for cemetery only. Properties adjacent to it are agricultural and residential. Private visitors visit the cemetery occasionally or rarely. The cemetery has been vandalized never. At the cemetery, there has been no maintenance. The caretaker is not paid.

Ovidiu Pecican, Professor, historian, E. de Martonne Str. 1, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Tel: 0040-64-405300 completed survey on March 26, 2000 after a visit on March 11. Documentation: Otto Mittelstrass, Historisch-Landeskundlicher Atlas von Siebenburgen. Ortsnamenbuch, Heidelberg, 1992. The General Census of the Population of Romania ?December 29,1930, I-III, Bucharest, 1938 Ernst Wagner, Historisch-statistisches Ortsnamenbuch fur Siebenburgen, Moshe Carmilly- Weinberger, History of the Jews of Transylvania.

BOBOTA: (Salaj county-Transylvania)
The cemetery is located at Bobota, code 4793, judet Salaj, Romania at 4723 2246, 259.1 miles NW of Bucharest and 37 km from Zalau. Alternate Hungarian name: Nagyderzsida. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

The 1850 Jewish population by census was 29, in 1857 was 27, in 1880 was 54, in 1900 was 51, in 1910 was 37, and by 1930 was 65 In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto of Cehei, then in Simleul Silvaniei and were deported to Auschwitz on May 31, June 6 and 8.

The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was established in 19th century. Last known burial was 20th century. The rural/agricultural isolated hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open to all. A fence with a non-locking gate surrounds the site. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 30 m x 50 m. 1-20 stones are visible, some not in original location. 25%-50% of the stones are toppled or broken. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from 19th century. The 19th and 20th century limestone flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed common gravestones have Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves. The national Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery Maintenance has been clearing vegetation. Current care is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. No structures. Vegetation is a moderate threat.

Cosmina Popa, Tatra Str. no. 4, tel. 064/ 128764, Cluj Napoca, 3400 and Ioana Oprea, Bd. 21 Decembrie, 13-15, 064/190849, Cluj-Napoca, 3400 visited the site and completed the survey on 29 September 2000 using the following documentation:

No interviews. [January 2003]


BOCSA: Caras Severin County
The cemetery is located at Bocsa, Oituz Str. no. 11, 1725, judet Caras Severin, 4523 2142, 224.9 miles WNW of Bucharest and 20 km from Resita. Alternate names: Nemetbogsan, Bogsanbanya (Hungarian), and Altwerk, Neuwerk (German). Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was 74, by 1900 census was 98 and in 1930 was 11. The still-active unlandmarked, Orthodox and Neolog cemetery was established in second half of the 19th century. The urban flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A masonry wall with a gate that locks surrounds the site. Approximate pre-WWII size is unknown. Approximate post-WWII size is 28 x 15 m. 20-100 stones are visible. 1-20 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from 1867. The 19th and 20th century marble and granite, limestone, sandstone, and concrete flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief-decorated have Hebrew, German, and Hungarian inscriptions. Some have metal fences around graves. No known mass graves.

The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery maintenance has been re-erection of stones, cleaning stones, and clearing vegetation. Current care is regular caretaker paid by the Jewish community of Resitsa. No structures.

Claudia Ursutiu, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania, tel. 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey in September 2000 using the following documentation:

No interviews. [January 2003]

BOD: see BEUDIU
BODESDORF: see BUDUS
BOERFALVA: see BOIERENI

BOGATA: Mures County, Transylvania

The cemetery is located in Bogata, near the village, cod. 4356, judet Mures, 4627 2404, 170.6 miles NW of Bucharest and 5 km from Ludus. Alternate name: Maros Bogath (Hungarian). Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was 49 and from 1930 census was 18. In May 1944,

the Jews were gathered in the ghetto of Tîrgu Mures and on May 27, 30 and June 8 were deported to Auschwitz.

The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was established in 19th century. Last known burial was 20th century. The isolated rural/agricultural flat land has no sign or marker. Reached via private property, access is open with permission. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 30 m x 20 m. 20-100 stones are visible. 1-20 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year. No special sections.

The oldest known gravestone dates from 19th century. The 19th and 20th century granite, flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief decorated gravestones have Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves. The national Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are a village setting with houses, gardens, orchards, and pastures. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery maintenance has been re-erection of stones and clearing vegetation. Current care is occasional clearing or cleaning by unpaid individuals. No structures.

Raiciu Ioana, B-dul 21 Decembrie no. 13-15, ap. 6, Cluj Napoca, tel: 190 849 and Popa Cosmina, Tatra Str., no. 4, ap. 11, Cluj Napoca, tel: 128 764 visited the site and completed the survey on August 14, 2000 using the following documentation:

Raiciu Ioana & Popa Cosmina iinterviewed Zbarcea Iosif, Bogata. [January 2003]


BOGATA DE SUS: (Cluj County)
47°12' 23°43', 30.4 miles N of Cluj Alternate Hungarian name: Felsobogata. The cemetery is located at Bogata de Sus, nr. 20, 3360. Current town population is under 500 with no Jews. The Jewish population by census in 1857 is 9 and 32 in 1930. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto in Cluj and on May 25th, 29th, 31 and June 3rd, 8th, 9th 1944 deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery dates from the 19th century with the last burial in 1980.
      The isolated rural/agricultural hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, access is open to all via a fence and locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size is 1000 sq.m. 100-500 gravestones are in cemetery with 20-100 in original location and 1-20 not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. No stones were removed from the cemetery (probably.)
      Vegetation in the site is not a problem. Water drainage is a constant problem. No special sections. The 19th and 20th century tombstones are made of other material, boulders or flat shapped with Hebrew and Hungarian inscription. The municipality owns site is used only as a Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural and industrial. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish individuals visit the never-vandalized cemetery. Care has been clearing of vegetation by a regular caretaker paid by the local Jewish community in Cluj. No structures. No threats.
      Alexandru Pecican, assistant professor, Almasului str., Bl. R1, ap. 14, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania visited the site and completed the survey on May 7, 2000 using the following documentation:
He interviewed Muresan Pompei in Bogata de Sus.

BOGDAND: Satu Mare County, Transylvania

The cemetery is located in Bogdand, 3978, judet Satu Mare, 4725 2256, 256.0 miles NW of Bucharest and 20 km from Cehu Silvaniei. Hungarian name also is Bogdand. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was 15, by 1900 census was 18, and in 1930 was 18. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto of Satu Mare and on May 19, 22, 26, 29, 30, 31, and June 1 were deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox The cemetery was established at end of the 19th century. Last known burial was inter-war period.

The rural/agricultural hillside, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is unknown. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site. Approximate pre-WWII size is unknown. Approximate post-WWII size is 20 x 8 m. 1-20 stones are visible, some not in original location. 50%-75% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year. Cannot determine if cemetery has/had special sections.

The oldest known gravestone dates from end of the 19th century. The 19th and 20th century limestone and sandstone smoothed and inscribed common gravestones have Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery maintenance has been cleaning stones and clearing vegetation and fixing wall by local non-Jewish residents and Jewish abroad in 1993. Current care is regular caretaker. The property is used only as a Jewish cemetery. No structures. Weather erosion is a moderate threat.
Claudia Ursutiu, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania, tel. 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey on 28 July 2000 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Nagy Andrei, 28. 07. 2000, Bogdand. [January 2003]


BOGHIS: Satu Mare County, Transylvania
The cemetery is located in Boghis, 3989, com. Doba, judet Satu Mare, 4746 2240, 282.8 miles NW of Bucharest and 18 km from Satu Mare. Alternate name: Csengerbagos (Hungarian). Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was 88, by 1900 census was 78, and in 1930 was 8. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto of Satu Mare and on May 19, 22, 26, 29, 30, 31, and June 1 were deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was established in second half of the 19th century. Last known burial was inter-war period.

The isolated rural/agricultural flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open to all. A fence with a non-locking gate surrounds the site. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 29 x 28 m. 1-20 stones are visible, some not in original location. 25%-50% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

The oldest known gravestone dates from second half of the 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble and limestone flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed common gravestones have Hebrew and Hungarian inscriptions. No known mass graves. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and local cemetery. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery maintenance has been clearing vegetation. Current care is unpaid regular caretaker. No structures.

Claudia Ursutiu, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania, tel. 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey 23 July 2000 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Visoran Gheorghe, Boghis. [January 2003]


BOGHIS: (jud. Salaj)
4709 2246, 246.8 miles NW of Bucharest and and 13 km from Simleul Silvaniei at . Alternate Hungarian names: Bagos and Szilagybagos. Current town population is under 1,000 with no Jews. The Jewish population by census was eight in from 1850 21 in 1880, 39 in 1900, 47 in 1910, and 16 in 1930. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the Cehei ghetto, then in Simleul Silvaniei and were deported to Auschwitz on May 31, June 6, 8. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery dates from 19th century. The last known Jewish burial was 20th century.
     The isolated rural/agricultural flat land no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open to all via a fence and a non-locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size is 30 sq.m. 1-20 stones are visible with 1-20 stones in original location and 1-20 stones not in original location. Less than 25% are toppled or broken. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is good all year. No sections.
      The oldest known gravestone dates from 19th century. 19th and 20th century limestone and sandstone flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed common gravestones with Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves. The national Jewish community owns the property used only as a Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural.
      Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. Care is occasional clearing of vegetation by individuals. No structures. Weather erosion and vegetation are moderate threats.
      Cosmina Popa, Tatra str., no. 4, tel. 064/ 128764, Cluj -Napoca, 3400 and Ioana Oprea, Bd. 21 Decembrie, 13-15, 064/190849, Cluj-Napoca, 3400 completed the survey and visited the site on September 28, 2000.
Unnamed interviewees.

BOGSANBANYA: see Bocsa

BOIERENI: Reference Number RO/MM/03
Alternate Hungarian name: Boerfalva. Located in Maramures County at approximately 12km from Tirgu Lapus. It is hard to say where the cemetery was since we did not find anything there. Entering the village of Boiereni (there is only one way in), go towards the end of town. The cemetery was behind a home towards the end of town and off the left side of the road. There are no house numbers. We cannot find the name of the man that the house belonged to. In talking with a group of elderly folks in Boiereni, we were told that, at one time, there was a cemetery behind the house of one of the men with whom we were talking. When they were young, there were several wooden crosses that have since disappeared also. There is no trace of the cemetery today. They told us that 'no Jewish people lived in the village ever in their lifetimes'. Growing up in the village, they were all told that there were Jewish people living in Boiereni before the 1918 revolution, but that they all left around that time. They were likely referring to the Bela Kun uprising. The area is agricultural, on a hillside and isolated.
     John DeMetrick and Christina Crowder, (formerly of Cluj, they have no further information), completed this survey on 22 April 2000 using a list of cemeteries known by the Jewish Community in Baia Mare. They visited the site on 13April 2000 and interviewed elderly of the village.

BOGSANBANYA: see Bocsa

BOINESTI: Satu Mare County, Transylvania
The cemetery is located in Boinesti, 3921, com. Bixad, judet Satu Mare at 4755 2321, 274.1 miles NNW of Bucharest and 11 km from Negresti Oas. The alternate name is Bujanhaza (Hungarian.) Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was 48, by 1900 census was 50, and in 1930 was 36. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto of Satu Mare and on May 19, 22, 26, 29, 30, 31, and June 1 were deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox, Hasidic cemetery was established at end of the 19th century. Last known burial was inter-war period.

The hill and hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached via private property, access is open with permission. A fence with a non-locking gate surrounds. Approximate pre-WWII size is unknown. Approximate post-WWII size is 28 x 15 m. 1-20 stones are visible, some not in original location. 25%-50% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

The oldest known gravestone dates from second half of the 19th century. The 19th and 20th century sandstone flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed common gravestones have Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are in village residential setting with houses, gardens, orchards, and pastures. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop at the never vandalized cemetery maintenance has been cleaning stones and clearing vegetation. Current care is regular unpaid caretaker. No structures. Weather erosion is a moderate threat.

Claudia Ursutiu, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania, tel. 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey in July 2000 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Bogatan Ion, Boinesti. [January 2003]

BOIU: Bihor County, Transylvania

The cemetery is located in Boiu, 3681, judet Bihor, Romania at 4641 2137, 266.6 miles NW of Bucharest and 16 km from Salonta. Alternate names are Baj, Mezobajj (Hungarian). Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was 19, by 1900 census was 16, and in 1930 was 8. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the Oradea ghetto and on May 23, 25, 28-30, and June 1-5, 27 were deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox The cemetery was established at end of the 19th century with last known burial in 1939.

The rural/agricultural flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site. Approximate pre-WWII size is unknown. Approximate post-WWII size is 14 x 10 m. 1-20 stones are visible. 1-20 stones are in original location. 1-20 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from 1893. The 19th and 20th century marble and sandstone, and concrete and bricks) flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief-decorated common gravestones. Have Hebrew and Hungarian inscriptions. No known mass graves.

The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery and orchard. Adjacent properties are residential. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery maintenance has been re-erection of stones, cleaning stones, and clearing vegetation. Current care is regular unpaid caretaker. No structures.

Ursutiu Claudia, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, tel: 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey on 7 July 2000 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Paulcek Rodica, 07. 07. 2000, Boiu. [January 2003]


BOIU MARE:
see BOIUT, Boiu Mare (Bouit) 1850 total population: 926 Jewish: 0; 1880 total population: 802 Jewish: 19

BOIUT: Reference Number RO/MM/03
Alternate Hungarian name: Nagybuny. Located near 47°24' 23°35' (Boiu Mare), 26.6 kilometers S of Baia Mare in Maramures County, approximately 27 km from Tirgu Lapus. It is best to inquire in Boiu Mare how to get to Boiut. The village lies approximately 3 km from Boiu Mare on a road that leads south (or to the right) of the main village center when you enter from the west. Approaching Boiut, the Orthodox cemetery is visible from the first bend entering the village. The Jewish graves are in front of the main cemetery.
     We were lead to this town based on a list from the US Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, which listed the village of Boia Mare (Nagybuny) as having a Jewish cemetery. After some inquiry there, we discovered that the cemetery was actually located in a neighboring village called Boiut. Boiut is located about three kilometers to the south of Boia Mare. Neither the village nor the dirt road leading to it could be found on our map. The road itself is best suited for four-wheel drives and horse carts. Two stones remain in the cemetery, although our informant, Ioan Moga, told us that at one time the cemetery was much larger and pointed out the original boundaries. We were able to determine that it was once approximately 150 square meters. This was one of two cemeteries in the Lapus region that was located adjacent (within a meter) to a non-Jewish cemetery. Ioan Moga said that his father owned the land that the orthodox cemetery was located on and possibly the land encompassing the Jewish cemetery as well.
     Several of the residents of Boia Mare recall four families that lived in Boia Mare proper. Volf: four children returned after the war and later left for Israel in the late 1940s. Markovici: one returned after the war and later moved to Israel. Zalman: one returned after the war and later moved to Israel. Ilie: none returned after the war (this sounds more like a given name than a family name). It seems that the Jewish families who lived in these villages lived in Boiu Mare but were buried in the cemetery in Boiut. There is no evidence that any Jewish families lived in Boiut proper.

We were told that the members of the Jewish community all lived in neighboring Boia Mare, which is a good 3 kilometers from Boiut and used this cemetery. The 150 sq m cemetery location is rural (agricultural) and on flat land with no sign or maker. The cemetery is probably the same area. Although there are no marked boundaries, the ground around the stones is undisturbed. Access is open to all with no wall, fence or gate. Two granite or limestone, flat-shaped, smoothed and Hebrew-inscribed stones are visible in original location. Other stones were removed but location is unknown. Theft of stones is the primary problem encountered between 1945 and the present. Vegetation and water drainage are not a problem. Adjacent property to the cemeteries is orchard and grazing land. Local residents occasionally visit the site. Vegetation is cleared seasonally by local non-Jewish residents. Security and vegetation are slight threats.

John DeMetrick and Christina Crowder, (formerly of Cluj, they have no further information) , completed this survey on 22 April 2000 using a list of cemeteries known by the Jewish Community in Baia Mare. They visited the site on 13 April 2000 and interviewed Mr. Ioan Moga. His father owns the property with the orthodox and Jewish cemeteries on them. He resides in Boiut.


BOLYA: see BUIA
BONCHIDA: (Hungarian) see Bontida

BONTIDA:
Alternate name: Bruck in German and Bonchida in Hungarian. The cemetery is located at Dambul Rapos - Bobos Kert, 3479 Bontida, in the county of Cluj, Transylvania at 46° 95' N, 23' 30° E/ 35 km from Cluj-Napoca. The present total town population is 4447 with no Jews.

The 1850 Census registered 23 Jews of a total population of 1814; in 1857, there were 18 Jews of a total population of 1841; and in 1880, 47 Jews of 1610. There were 40 Jews in 1930. The Jews were confined to May 1944 in the ghetto of Cluj and were deported to Auschwitz on May 25, 29, 31 and June 3, 8 and 9. The Orthodox Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century, 2 km. from congregations that used it. Located between fields and woods, on an isolated hillside with no sign or marker and reached by crossing other public common pastureland, it is open with permission. Six tombstones remain, none in original locations, and one broken stone. The cemetery is not divided into special sections. The granite, limestone, sandstone, and slate flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones or flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew inscriptions. No mass graves. The Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania owns the property now used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose smaller area as a result of agriculture. The cemetery is visited rarely by private visitors; in the 1970s, an American researcher worked here. The cemetery probably was vandalized during World War II but not in the last ten years. Care includes clearing vegetation, fixing wall after 1970, and fixing gate after 1970. Jewish groups within country and Cluj-Napoca Jewish Community did restoration in 1970s and annually after government change. Cluj Jewish congregation pays the regular caretaker. There are no structures. Vegetation is a moderate threat; security and weather erosion are only slight threats. On the hillside are problems with the water drainage. The cemetery is quite far from dwellings. The survey was completed on August 20, 1998 after a visit on August 12. He interviewed Juhos Susana, Bonpida.

BORGOPRUND: see PRUNDU BARGAULUI

BORLESTI: Satu Mare County, Transylvania
The cemetery is located in Borlesti, 3948, com. Pomi, judet Satu Mare, Romania at 4741 2321, 260.2 miles NNW of Bucharest and 37 km from Satu Mare. Alternate names: Barlafalu (Hungarian) and Burlescht (German.) Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was 45, by 1900 census was 60 and in 1930 was 58. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto of Satu Mare and on May 19, 22, 26, 29, 30, 31, and June 1 were deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was established in second half of the 19th century. Last known burial was first half of the 20th century.

The rural/agricultural, isolated hillside has no sign or marker. Reached via private property, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate. Approximate pre-WWII size is unknown. Approximate post-WWII size is approximately 30 x 10 m. 1-20 stones are visible. 1-20 stones are not in original location. 25%-50% of the stones are toppled or broken. Stones removed from the cemetery are probably in the farms. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a constant problem damaging stones. Water drainage is good all year.

The oldest known gravestone dates from second half of the 19th century. The 19th and 20th century limestone flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed common gravestones have Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last ten years. No maintenance. No care now. No structures. Security is a very severe threat: (no fence, no gate) Vegetation is a very serious threat. (The cemetery is completely covered by vegetation.) Vandalism is a moderate threat.

Claudia Ursutiu, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania, tel. 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey in July 2000 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Ardelean Gheorghe, no. 168, Borlesti. [January 2003]

BOROD I: Bihor County, Transylvania

The old cemetery is located in Borod, 3594, judet Bihor, Romania at 4659 2238, 242.7 miles NW of Bucharest and 19 km from Alesd. Alternate name: Nagybarod (Hungarian.) Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

In 1828-1829 census registered eight Jewish families. The 1880 Jewish population by census was 172, by 1900 census was 244, and in 1930 was 204. In May 1944 approximately 150 Jews from Borod were gathered in the Oradea ghetto and on May 23, 25, 28-30, and June 1-5, 27 were deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was established in second half of the 19th century. Last known burial was inter-war period (approximately 1937.)

The rural/agricultural hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site. Approximate pre-WWII size is unknown. Approximate post-WWII size is 54 x 34 m. 20-100 stones are visible. 20-100 stones are in original location. 1-20 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Stones removed from the cemetery are "elsewhere." Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from second half of 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble, limestone, and sandstone carved relief-decorated, smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief decorated common gravestones have Hebrew and Hungarian inscriptions. No known mass graves. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and local cemetery. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The cemetery was not vandalized in the last ten years or occasionally in the last ten years. [sic] Maintenance has been re-erection of stones, cleaning stones, and clearing vegetation. Current care is regular unpaid caretaker. No structures. Weather erosion is a moderate threat: soil erosion.

Ursutiu Claudia, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, tel: 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey on 6 July 2000 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Oprea Dumitru Ioan, 06. 07. 2000, Borod. [January 2003]
BOROD II (the new cemetery)
The new cemetery is located in Borod.

The unlandmarked Orthodox and Neolog cemetery was established in end of 19th century. Last known burial was 1971. The isolated rural/agricultural hill has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site.

Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 72 x 56 m. 20-100 stones are visible. 1-20 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year. The cemetery has special sections.

Cemetery has separate section for women, who died during childbirth. The oldest known gravestone dates from end of 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble, limestone, sandstone, and concrete and local stone flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief-decorated, and sculpted monuments have Hebrew and Hungarian inscriptions. Some have metal fences around graves. The cemetery has Holocaust memorial.

The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery maintenance has been re-erection of stones, cleaning stones, and clearing vegetation. Current care is regular unpaid caretaker. No structures. Weather erosion is a moderate threat: soil erosion.

Ursutiu Claudia, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, tel: 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey on 6 July 2000 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Oprea Dumitru Ioan, Borod. [January 2003]

BOROSJENO: see INEU

BOROSNEU MARE: (judet Covasna)
The cemetery is located at Borosneul Mare (near the Calvinist cemetery), 4042, judet Covasna,
Romania at 4549 2600, 95.6 miles N of Bucharest and 18 km from Sfintu Gheorghe. The alternate Hungarian name is Nagyborosnyo; and alternate Romanian name: BOROSNEUL-MARE Present town population is under 1,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was eighteen, 47 in 1900 and 33 in 1930. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto of Tirgu Mures and on May 27, 30 and June 8 deported to concentration camps. The unlandmarked Orthodox and Neolog The cemetery was established at end of the 19th century. Last known burial was inter-war period.

The hill between woods and fields, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. The cemetery is reached by via the Calvinist cemetery. Access is open to all via a fence with a non-locking gate. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 1400 square m. 20-100 stones are visible. 20-100 stones are in original location. 1-20 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is good all year.

The cemetery has special sections for Cohanim. The oldest known gravestone dates from end of the 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble, granite, and andesine flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief-decorated memorial markers have Hebrew and Hungarian inscriptions. Some have metal fences around graves. No known mass graves.

The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent property is Calvinist cemetery. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery has no maintenance. Current care is regular caretaker paid by the Jewish community of Brasov. No structures. Vegetation is a serious threat. The gravestones are almost completely covered by vegetation.

Claudia Ursutiu, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania, tel. 0040-64-151073
visited the site and completed the survey on 3 December 2000 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Boier Ludovic, 03. 12. 2000, Sfintu Gheorghe. [January 2003]

BOROSNEUL-MARE: see BOROSNEU MARE
BOROSSEBES: see SEBIS

BORSA:
Also see town of Cluj. Alternate Hungarian name: Olozsborsa.
US Commission report: Borsa is located at 46°56' 23°40' in Cluj county, Transylvania, 36 km from Cluj. The cemetery is located at Copos Damba, on Hagaoas, Borsa 3433, jud. Cluj, Romania. Present town population is 1,000 - 5,000 with no Jews.

The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1930 Jewish population was probably 57. In May 1944, the Jews were put in the Dej ghetto and deported to Auschwitz between May 28-June 8, 1944. The unlandmarked Orthodox Jewish cemetery was established in 19th century, 3 km. away. The rural (agricultural) isolated hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, it is open to all. A continuous fence a non-locking gate surround the cemetery. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII and now is 24 m X 32 meters. 1 to 20 stones, in original locations with 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from the 20th century. The rough stones or boulders or finely smoothed and inscribed stones have Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves, no structures, no pre-burial house in site used only as a Jewish cemetery. The national Jewish community owns the property used for cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The cemetery is visited rarely. The cemetery never was vandalized. Regional/national authorities cleared vegetation. Cluj Jewish congregation pays the regular caretaker.

Ovidiu Pecican, Professor historian, E. de Martonne Str. 1, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Tel: 0040-64-405300 completed survey on March 28, 2000 after a visit to the site on March 10. Documentation: Otto Mittelstrass, Historisch-Landeskundlicher Atlas; von Siebenburgen. Ortsnamenbuch, Heidelberg, 1992 The General Census of the Population of Romania, December 29,1930, I-III, Bucharest, 1938 Ernst Wagner, Historisch-statistisches Ortsnamenbuch fur Moshe Carmilly- Weinberger, History of the Jews of Transylvania.

BOTOSANI: *
REFERENCE: Ruth Gruber. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992- 201, 212-213 Aron ha Kodesh 212; Located at 47°45' 26°40'
REFERENCE: United Botoshaner American Brotherly and Benevolent Association (New York, N.Y.) Title: Records, 1916-1973.Description: .5 linear ft. Notes: Landsmanshaft incorporated in 1904 and reorganized in 1906 by Jewish immigrants from Botosani, Romania. ...YIVO collections are in Yiddish, Russian, Polish, English, Hebrew, and other European and non-European languages. Location: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, New York, NY. Control No.: NXYH89-A758 [December 2000]
REFERENCE: http://www.rotravel.com/counties/botosani/map.htm is county map. [December 2000]
REFERENCE: http://www.rotravel.com/counties/botosani/index.htm [December 2000]
BOTOSANI (I): (Botosani judet) US Commission No. _
The cemetery is located at str. Penes Curcanul no. 6, Botosani judet, Moldavia region at 47°40' 26°45', 45 km from Suceava. Present town population is over 100,000 with 0-100 Jews.

The 1774 Census registered 41 Jewish families, 1821 Census registered 573; and the 1831 Census registered 909 Jewish families. The 1852 Census registered 1,935 Jewish inhabitants. The 1930 Census registered 11407 Jewish inhabitants. In 1740, the Chevra Kadisha is mentioned. In 1941, the Jews were deported to Caracal (Romania) and Transnistria. Prominent residents include Iacov Psanter, historian of the Jewish community (born 1820). This Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century. The last known Jewish burial in cemetery was in the 19th century. Ungureni (Botosani judet), Bucecea (Botosani judet), Cristesti (Botosani judet), Stefanesti (Botosani judet) also used the unlandmarked Conservative cemetery, about 0.5 km from the congregation that used it.

The isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is entirely closed. A continuous masonry wall and a gate that locks surround the site. The pre- and post-WWII size is 70 m. X 80 m. 20 to 100 tombstones are visible with 1 to 20 in original location and 1 to 20 not in original location. 50% - 75% of the tombstones are broken or toppled. Vegetation overgrowth and water drainage not problems.

Tombstones date from the 19th century. The marble and limestone memorial markers are rough stones or flat shaped stones, some with portraits and/or inscriptions are in Hebrew. The national Jewish community owns the cemetery property used for agricultural purposes. Adjacent properties are residential. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area.

Rarely, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) stop. Local residents visit the site. No maintenance but regular care by an unpaid caretaker. No structures. Security, weather erosion, vandalism, and pollution are moderate threats.

Lucian Nastasa, Clinicilor str., no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. Email: nastasalucian@hotmail.com completed the survey on July 24, 2000 using the following documentation:

He visited July 26, 2000 and interviewed Chiriac Petru, com. Bivolari, Iasi judet Hosmaniuc Gheorghe, str. Penes Curcanul no. 22, Botosani, Botosani judet. [June 2002]
BOTOSANI (II): (Botosani judet) US Commission No. _

See Botosani I for town details.

The cemetery is located at str. Mihai Eminescu no. 403, Botosani judet, Moldavia region at 26°45' 47°40', 45 km from Suceava. See Botosani I for town details.

This Conservative Jewish century was established in the 17th century. The last known Jewish burial in cemetery was in 19th century. Ungureni (Botosani judet), Bucecea (Botosani judet), Cristesti (Botosani judet), and Stefanesti (Botosani judet) also used this unlandmarked site, 1.5 km from the congregation that used it.

The isolated flat urban cemetery location has a sign in Romanian. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission. A continuous masonry wall and a gate that locks surround the cemetery.

The pre- and post-WWII size is 120 m X 100 m. 100 – 500 tombstones are in the cemetery.

1 to 20 are not in original location and more than 75% toppled or broken. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Water drainage is good all year.

Tombstones date from the 19th century. The marble, limestone, sandstone tombstones and memorial markers are rough stones or boulders, flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, and flat stones with carved relief decoration. Some have portraits on the stones. Inscriptions are in Hebrew.

The national Jewish community owns the cemetery property used for agricultural purposes. (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are residential and a military unit. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area. Rarely, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) stop.

The never-vandalized cemetery has had no maintenance, but the Jewish Community of Botosani pays the regular caretaker. No structures. Weather erosion is a moderate threat. Pollution, vegetation, and vandalism are slight threats.

Lucian Nastasa, Clinicilor str., no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. Email: nastasalucian@hotmail.com completed the survey on July 22, 2000 using the following documentation:

He visited July 26, 2000 and interviewed Iordache Ilie, str. M. Eminescu no. 403, Botosani, Botosani judet. [June 2002]
BOTOSANI (III): (Botosani judet) US Commission No. _ see Botosani I for town details.

This unlandmarked Orthodox Jewish century was established in the 19th century. The last known Jewish burial in cemetery was in May 2000. Ungureni (Botosani judet), Bucecea (Botosani judet), Cristesti (Botosani judet), Stefanesti (Botosani judet) also used this cemetery, 1.5 km from the congregation that used it.

The isolated flat urban cemetery location has a sign in Romanian mentioning the Jewish Community. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission.

A continuous masonry wall and a gate that locks surround the site.

The pre- and post-WWII size is 800 m X 250 m. More than 5,000 graves are visible in the cemetery. 1 to 20 are not in original location. More than 75% are toppled or broken. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. Tombstones date from the 19th and 20th centuries. The marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, slate, and other materials tombstones are rough stones or boulders, flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, double tombstones, sculpted tombstones, and multistone monuments. The tombstones have iron decorations or lettering, with bronze decorations or lettering, with other metallic elements, portraits on stones, and metal fences around graves. Inscriptions are in Hebrew, Yiddish, Polish, German, and Romanian.

The national Jewish community owns the property now used for Jewish cemetery purposes only. Adjacent properties are a military unit. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area. Frequently, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish), and local residents local residents stop. The never vandalized cemetery has had no maintenance but has a regular caretaker paid by the Jewish Community of Botosani.

The preburial house has a tahara (table), a catafalque, and wall inscriptions. Security and vandalism are a moderate threat. Weather erosion and vegetation are slight threats.

Lucian Nastasa, Clinicilor str., no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. Email: nastasalucian@hotmail.com completed the survey on July 22, 2000 using the following documentation:

He visited July 26, 2000 and interviewed Iordache Ilie, str. M. Eminescu no. 403, Botosani, Botosani judet. [June 2002]

BOVELY: see BERVENI

BOZIENII DE SUS: (com. Dulcesti, Neamt judet) US Commission No. _
The cemetery is located at on the hill called Stan in Bozienii de Sus, com. Dulcesti, Neamt judet, Moldavia region at 46°55' 26°30', 20 km from Roman or 27 km from Piatra Neamt. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.

The Census from 1859 registered 176 Jewish inhabitants and that from 1899 registered 350 Jewish inhabitants. The 1930 Census registered 144 Jewish inhabitants. The Jewish Community was founded in 1838 with 20 families. The synagogue was inaugurated in 1851. This Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century. The last known Jewish burial in the unlandmarked Conservative cemetery was in the 20th century. Girov (Neamt judet) also used this cemetery, 4 km from the congregation that used it.

The rural (agricultural) hillside, separate, but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, access is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. The pre- and post-WWII size is 50 m. X 80 m. (plus 2 hectares of arable land). 20 to 100 gravestones are present, but not in original location. Less than 25% are toppled or broken. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves and stones. Water drainage is good all year.

Tombstones date from the 19th century. The limestone, sandstone, and other material tombstones are flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, and flat stones with carved relief decoration. Some have portraits on the stones. Inscriptions are in Hebrew and Romanian.

The national Jewish community owns the cemetery property. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose a larger [?] area due to agriculture. Rarely, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) stop. Local residents visit the site. No maintenance has been done but an unpaid caretaker exists [provides no care?]. No structures.

Security is a very serious threat. Vegetation is a serious threat: The tombs are covered by vegetation while the earth covers many stones.) Vandalism is a slight threat.

Lucian Nastasa, Clinicilor str., no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. Email: nastasalucian@hotmail.com completed the survey on July 22, 2000 using the following documentation:

He visited July 18, 2000 and interviewed I.Neculai, com. Bozienii de Sus, com. Dulcesti. [June 2002]

BOZOD: see BEZID
BOZOVIC: see BOZOVICI

BOZOVICI: Caras Severin County
The cemetery is located at Bozovici, 1637, judet Caras Severin, Romania, 4456 2200, 204.2 miles W of Bucharest and 54 km from Oravita. Alternate names: Bozovics (Hungarian), BOZOVIC. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was 18; by 1900 census was 22 and in 1930 was 26. The unlandmarked Orthodox and Neolog The cemetery was established at end of the 19th century. Last known burial was interwar period.

The isolated hill and flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 10 x 8 m. 1-20 stones are visible, all in original location. More than 75% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is good all year.

The oldest known gravestone dates from end of the 19th century. The 19th and 20th century limestone flat shaped common gravestones have Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery has no maintenance and no care now. No structures. Security, vegetation, and weather erosion are moderate threats.

Claudia Ursutiu, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania, tel. 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey in 4 July 2000 using the following documentation:

No interviews. [January 2003]


BOZOVICS: see BOZOVICI

Br


BRAD (Hunedoara judet)
The cemetery is located in Brad, Eroilor str., no. 1A, 2775 at 4608 2247, 35.2 miles WSW of Hunedoara. The Hungarian name is Brad. The Jewish population by census was seventeen in 1850, twenty-two in1880, two hundred in 1900, and ninety-nine in 1930. The Orthodox and Neology cemetery dates from the end of the 19th century with the last known burial in 1973. Incompatible development (planned or proposed)
      The urban hillside site is part of a municipal cemetery. Reached by turning off public road, the site is open via a broken fence and a gate that does not lock. The pre-WWII size is unknown, but the current size is 60 x 32 m. 100-500 gravestones are in cemetery, 20-100 in original location and 20-100 not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. No stones were removed from the cemetery (probably.) Vegetation overgrowth and water drainage are not problems. No special sections.
      The tombstones date from 1895 through the 20th century. Marble, granite, sandstone, iron, and concrete tombstones are flat-shaped, smoothed and inscribed, carved with relief decoration, and double tombstones. Some tombstones have portraits on the stones and metal fences around graves.
      Inscriptions are in Hebrew, Hungarian, and Romanian. No known mass graves.
      The local Jewish community owns the property used only as a Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are residential and local cemetery. The size before WWII is unknown. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish individuals visit. The never-vandalized cemetery Care included reerecting stones, cleaning stones, and clearing vegetation. A regular caretaker paid by the local Jewish congregation cares for the site. No structures. No threats.
      Claudia Ursutiu, Pietroasa str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania, tel. 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey on 21 September 2000 and used the following documentation:
She interviewed Indries Cornel on 20 September 2000 in Brad.

BRAILA:
Alternate names: Brailov/Ibrail/Ibraila/Breila. Located at: 45°16' 27°59". "I have a picture of the family dedicating a gravestone at the Braila cemetery. It must have been fairly large as there was a fairly large Jewish community with several Jewish Sephardim and Ashkenazim congregations. I think there was a letter in the ROM-SIG Newsletter a year or so ago." Source: Philip J. Leonard MD pjl427@aol.com [1/19/97]
     http://www.rotravel.com/counties/braila/map.htm is county map. [December 2000] BRAILA (I): Braila County
The cemetery is located at Str. Zambilelor no. 1, Braila, judet Braila at 4516 2759, 108.7 miles ENE of Bucharest and 120 km from Buzau. Current town population is over 100,000 with 100-1,000 Jews.

The Jewish population by census was 2623 in 1899 and was 6655 in 1930. In 1941, the Jews were deported to Caracal (Romania) and Transnistria. The cemetery was established in 19th century. Last known burial was May 2001. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery is 2 km from the congregation that used it.

The isolated urban flat land has Jewish symbols on wall or gate. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A masonry wall and a gate that locks surround the site. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 600 m x 400 m. More than 5,000 stones are visible. More than 5,000 are in original location. 20-100 stones are not in original location. More than 75% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, slate and other (probably concrete) gravestones have Hebrew, Yiddish, German, Hungarian, and Romanian inscriptions. Some have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or letting, bronze decorations or lettering, and other metallic elements and portraits on stones, sculpted monuments, and multi-stone monuments. Some have iron decoration or lettering, bronze decoration or lettering, other than metallic elements, portraits on stones, and metal fences around graves. The cemetery has Holocaust memorial, and memorials to pogrom victims and Jewish soldiers. No known mass graves.

The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. Frequently, organized Jewish group tours and private Jewish or non-Jewish individuals visit. The never vandalized cemetery Maintenance has been re-erection of stones, patching broken stones, and clearing vegetation. Current care is regular unpaid caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery is a preburial house with a tahara, catafalque, and an ohel. No threats.

Lucian Nastasă, Clinicilor Str., no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. Email: Nastasălucian@hotmail.com visited the site and completed the survey on 15 May 2001.

Lucian Nastasă interviewed Stan Maria, Str. Zambilelor 1, Braila. Phone: 039/616433 on 3 May 2001. [January 2003]

BRAILA (II):
The cemetery is located at Str. Al. I. Cuza no. 75, Braila. The cemetery was established in 19th century with last known burial in 19th century. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery is 0.5 km from the congregation that used it.

The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached via private property,
access is entirely closed. A fence with a no gate surrounds the site. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 50 m x 60 m. 1-20 stones are visible. 50%-75% of the stones are toppled or broken. Stones removed from the cemetery are in Braila, Str. Zambilelor 1 (other cemetery.) Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

The cemetery has special sections. The 19th century limestone and sandstone flat shaped gravestones, some with have portraits on stones have Hebrew inscriptions. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose a smaller area due to a housing development. Rarely, local residents stop. The cemetery was vandalized during WWII. No maintenance. No care now. No structures. Weather erosion and pollution are moderate threats.

Lucian Nastasă, Clinicilor Str., no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. Email: Nastasălucian@hotmail.com visited the site and completed the survey on 15 May 2001.

Lucian Nastasă interviewed Costin Eleonora, Bul. Independentei 122, ap. 15, Braila. Phone: 039/615775 on 3 May 2001. [January 2003]

BRAILOV: see Braila

BRASOV: *
REFERENCE: Ruth Gruber. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992* 201, 232 located at 45°38' 25°35'
REFERENCE: http://www.romaniatravel.com/romania/transilvania/brasov.html">http://www.romaniatravel.com/romania/transilvania/brasov.html - link no longer available: " Capital city of the county of Brasov; located in the Bârsa Depression, at the foot of the Tâmpa Mount; 650 m high; the town's fortifications were raised by the Saxons between the 14th-17th centuries in order to defend it against the Turks' and the Tartars' raids; the 17th c. saw the unprecedented development of crafts and trade as favoured by the town's position at the crossroads between western Europe and the Orient; 322,977 inhabitants (1995); at present, the 2nd industrial centre after Bucharest and one of the main university, historic and tourist cities in Romania..." [December 2000]

BRASSO: see Brasov - Brazov: see Brasov
BRASOV BREILA: see Braila

BRATCA: Bihor County, Transylvania
The cemetery is located in Bratca, 3577, judet Bihor, Romania at 4656 2237, 240.8 miles NW of Bucharest and 27 km from Alesd. Alternate name: Bratka (Hungarian). Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

The 1880 Jewish population by census was fourteen, by 1900 census was 37 and in 1930 was 34. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the Oradea ghetto and on May 23, 25, 28-30, and June 1-5, 27 were deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox The cemetery was established at end of the 19th century. Last known burial was 1934.

The isolated hill and hillside has no sign or marker. Reached via private property, access is open with permission. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site. Approximate pre-WWII size is unknown. Approximate post-WWII size is 20 x 18 m. 1-20 stones are visible, some not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from end of the 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble, limestone, and concrete flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief-decorated multi-stone monuments have Hebrew and Hungarian inscriptions.
No known mass graves. The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential and local cemetery. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery maintenance has been cleaning stones and clearing vegetation. Current care is regular unpaid caretaker. No structures.

Ursutiu Claudia, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, tel: 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey on 6 July 2000 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Fargalau Ilie, 06. 07. 2000, Bratca. [January 2003]

BRATKA: see BRATCA

BREB: US COMMISSION NO. RO/MM/44
Alternate Hungarian name: Măragyulafalva. Located in Maramureş judet at 4745 2354, 252.0 miles NNW of Bucharest.    The main road to the village leads down a steep hill from the road between Ocna Sugatag and Budesti. The cemetery is approximately 1km before the first house in the village off of a dirt cart track (inaccessible by car). The most reliable way to find the cemetery would be to go down to one of the first houses and ask for someone to show you how to reach it. The cemetery is located on a steeply inclined hillside and is a short walk from the road, which descends into the village. Adjacent to the cemetery is a regularly maintained field that was being worked by Mr. Vasile Sima with whom we had the pleasure of speaking. Mr. Sima informed us that his family owns the land where the cemetery is situated. Mr. Sima said that no one had ever visited from the Jewish community in Sighet and he had never been appointed the "official" caretaker of the cemetery. It was obvious that the cemetery had not been maintained for many years. From our vantage point in the field, only the first couple of rows were visible before a massive wall of dense vegetation prevented the eye from traveling further. On closer inspection, we determined that some 60-70 percent of the site was hidden from view. Furthermore, due to the fact that the cemetery is located on a steep hill, many of the stones have toppled and others lean severely. Mr. Sima told us when he was younger, during the 1970's, he and his father would spend some time clearing the vegetation in the cemetery because he and his family worked the adjacent fields. Mr. Sima also told a story handed down in his family that when the Jewish community of the village found out that they would be deported, they buried their religious books within the cemetery boundary.
    This site is threatened in several ways. Most importantly, it appears that there is no "officially" appointed caretaker. A regularly maintained site helps people to realize that the property "belongs to someone" and is not free for the taking; here in Maramureş, a site that "looks like a cemetery" is more likely to be treated with respect. In this case, it does not appear that stones have been stolen or that the cemetery has suffered deliberate vandalism. However, due to the fact that the site is situated on a steep hillside, many of the stones have toppled and others are leaning severely. Many of these toppled stones already are buried partially in the hillside as it slowly slides down. They eventually will become completely hidden. Unfortunately, the stones are toppling face up, which will quicken their erosion by several degrees; water and soil gather on the surfaces and erode the stone at a rapid rate. If money were made available for construction of a fence and the re-erection of the stones, this would be a beautiful cemetery. Mr. Sima seemingly would be an appropriate and willing caretaker.
    The isolated rural (agricultural) hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road and private property, access is open to all with no wall, gate, or fence. The present size of cemetery is by on-site estimate is 33m x 15m. (Difficult because the cemetery is on a steep hillside covered with brush and in a triangular shape as it stretches up the hill. 40 gravestones are in situ: 1 standing straight up, 22 toppled, 14 leaning, and 3 broken. Possibly, more stones are hidden in the underbrush. The vegetation overgrowth a seasonal problem that is preventing access and a constant problem that is disturbing stones. Water drainage is good all year and is not a problem. The marble, granite, limestone, and sandstone flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed tombstones with carved relief decoration have traces of painting on their surfaces and Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves. The present owner of the cemetery property is a private individual. The cemetery property is now used for Jewish cemetery use only. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area (probable.) The cemetery never is visited. Theft of stones is the primary problem encountered between 1945 and the present, although none appear to be missing. Clearing of vegetation by local non-Jewish residents is current care. No structures. Security (uncontrolled access), Weather erosion, and vegetation are moderate threats.
    John DeMetrick and Christina Crowder (who have no further information) completed this survey on 30 June 2000. Further inquiries about the site could be addressed to the Jewish community in Baia Mare or the Federation of Romanian Jewish Communities in Bucuresti. They visited the site June 2000 and interviewed Mr. Vasile Sima, owner of the cemetery site.

BRINCOVENESTI: Mures County, Transylvania
The cemetery is located at Brancovenesti, no. 240, cod 4239, judet Mures, 4652 2446, 179.9 miles NNW of Bucharest and 10 km from Reghin. Alternate names: Vecs (Hungarian), Bramcpvemesti (Romanian). Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

The 1850 Jewish population by census was 15 and in 1930 was 20. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto of Targu Mures and on May 27, 30 and June 8, 1944 were deported to Auschwitz.
The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was established in 19th century. Last known burial was 20th century.

The isolated rural/agricultural hillside has no sign or marker. Reached via private road, access is open with permission. A fence with a non-locking gate surrounds the site. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 80 x 70 m. 20-100 stones are visible. 1-20 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year. No special sections.

The oldest known gravestone dates from 19th century. The 19th and 20th century granite, marble, and limestone common gravestones have Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves. The national Jewish community owns the property used for orchard. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery maintenance has been clearing vegetation Current care is occasional clearing or cleaning by unpaid individuals. No structures.

Cosmina Popa, Tatra Str. no. 4, tel. 064/ 128764, Cluj Napoca, 3400 and Ioana Oprea, Bd. 21 Decembrie, 13-15, 064/190849, Cluj-Napoca, 3400 visited the site and completed the survey on 7 August 2000 using the following documentation:

They interviewed Medve Mihaly, Brancovenesti. [January 2003]
BROOS: see ORASTIE
BRUCK: (German) see Bontida

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BUCAREST: see Bucuresti

BUCECA: Botosani
Alternate name: Bucecea/Bucheche. Located at 47°46' 26°26' in Botosani County with no current Jewish population. The burials are not indexed. Older stones with Hebrew lettering only are well preserved. From an adjacent hill, one can look down into the cemetery site that is in a beautiful natural setting of rolling hills and a valley. The cemetery is easily accessed. The caretaker, Nicolai Amoraritsu, who lives in the village, has the key. The earliest Jewish community in the town possibly dates from 1825. Three rabbis are buried in a separate locked building inside the inactive cemetery. The Jewish community probably was Orthodox, Hassidic, and Sephardic. The isolated urban/suburban flat land in a lovely valley is separate with a sign in Romanian. Reached by turning directly off a public road, the cemetery is surrounded by a high continuous masonry wall and a gate with a lock. The current size is one to two acres. The cemetery is divided into older and newer areas with the separate building for the rabbis. About 100 gravestones are less than 25% toppled or broken with in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Romanian inscriptions. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Weather erosion and pollution are a slight threat. This survey was completed by Naomi Paltiel Lowi, 4858 Cote D. Neiges #807C, Montreal, Canada H3V1G8, tel 514-735-5729 on 28 Aug 1997. She visited the site on 22 Jul 1997. Documentation may exist in the Botosani Jewish Community office. She interviewed the caretaker and Mrs. Muraru Strongaru, a resident of Buceca who directed her to the cemetery.

BUCECEA:(Botosani judet): see BOTOSANI
BUCECEA: (Botosani judet) US Commission No. _
The cemetery is located at Soseaua Principala no. 1, Bucecea, Botosani judet, Moldavia region at 47°40' 26°28', 2 km from Botosani. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.

The 1831 Census registered 98 Jewish inhabitants and that from 1899 registered 112 Jewish inhabitants. The 1930 Census registered 848 Jewish inhabitants. The Jewish Community was founded in 1828. This unlandmarked Conservative Jewish century was established in the 19th century. The last known Jewish burial was in 1945. The site is 2 km from the congregation that used it.

The isolated flat suburban location has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, access is open with permission. A continuous masonry wall and gate that locks surround the site. The pre- and post-WWII size is 200 m X 50 m. 20 to 100 gravestones are visible in the cemetery with none in original location. 50% - 75% of the tombstones are broken or toppled. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Water drainage is good all year.

Tombstones date from the 19th century to the 20th century. Marble, granite, limestone, and sandstone tombstones and memorial markers are rough stones or boulders, flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, and flat stones with carved relief decoration. Some have metal fences around graves. Inscriptions are in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Romanian. The national Jewish community owns the cemetery property used for agricultural purposes. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area. Occasionally, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) stop.

The never vandalized cemetery has had no maintenance but there is a regular unpaid caretaker. No structures. Security and weather erosion are moderate threats. Pollution, vegetation, and vandalism are slight threats.

Lucian Nastasa, Clinicilor str., no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. Email: nastasalucian@hotmail.com completed the survey on July 26, 2000 using the following documentation:

He visited July 18, 2000 and interviewed Amoraritei Neculai, soseaua Principala no. 73, Bucecea, Botosani judet. Phone: 031/550176 [June 2002]

BUCHAREST: see Bucuresti
BUCHAREST: REFERENCE: Ruth Gruber. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992* - 201, 203-207; Synagogue; 206
Located at 44°26' 26°06' in Bucuresti County/Ilfov Agricultural District, Wallachia region. Alternate name: Bucuresti/Bukarest. The Jewish cemetery on Giorgiu Road has a concrete model of the ill-fated SS Struma (carrying 769 Jewish refugees) that hit a mine off the Rumanian coast in 1942 and sank with the loss of all lives except one. Source: Freedman, Warren. World Guide for the Jewish Traveler. NY: E.P. Dutton Inc, 1984. Extracted by Bernard Kouchel, 1994.
http://www.rotravel.com/counties/bucurest/map.htm is county map. [December 2000]
http://www.rotravel.com/romania/sites/tour/old.htm [December 2000]
Sephardic Cemetery: The few remaining Sephardim in Romania were assimilated by Askenazim. Only the Sephardic cemetery in Bucharest remains as proof of their former presence. [February 2002]

BUCHARESTI: see Bucharest
BUCHECHE: see Buceca

BUCIUMI (jud. Salaj)
4728 2329, 244.2 miles NNW of Bucharest and 27.4 miles NE of Zalau at 4712 2303. Alternate Hungarian names are Varmezo and Bucsum. The cemetery is located near the village, code 4717. Town's current population is 500-1000 with no Jews. The Jewish population by census was fifteen in 1850, 25 in 1857, 126 in 1880, 167 in 1900, 173 in 1910, and 91 in 1930. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the Cehei ghetto, then in Simleul Silvaniei and were deported to Auschwitz on May 31, June 6, 8. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery dates from 19th century with the last known Jewish burial in the 20th century.
      The isolated rural/agricultural flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open to all via a fence and non-locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size is 30 m x 30 m. 1-20 stones are visible with 1-20 stones in original location and 1-20 stones not in original location. Less than 25% are toppled or broken. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is good all year. No sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from 19th century. The 19th and 20th century limestone and sandstone flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed common gravestones have Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves.
      The national Jewish community owns the property used only as a Jewish cemetery.
      Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. Care is occasional clearing of vegetation individuals or groups of non-Jewish origin or by individuals. No structures. Vegetation is a moderate threat.
      Cosmina Popa, Tatra str., no. 4, tel. 064/ 128764, Cluj -Napoca, 3400 and Ioana Oprea, Bd. 21 Decembrie, 13-15, 064/190849, Cluj-Napoca, 3400 completed the survey and visited the site on September 28, 2000.
Unnamed interviewees.

BUCIUMENI: see Falticeni
BUCSUM: see BUCIUMI

BUCURESTI I: Bucuresti judet

The cemetery is located at Bv. 1 Mai, no. 91, Bucuresti, Romania. 4426 2606. Alternate names: Bucharest, Bucharest, Bukarest. Current town population is over 100,000 with 1,000-10,000 Jews.

The 1889 Jewish census population registered 43,274 Jews and was 69,885 in 1930. Outstanding members of the Jewish community were: Moritz Schweig (the founder of the paper "Curierul israelit"), Iuliu Barasch (1815-1863), and Mozes Schwarzfeld (1857-1943), both of them Jewish scholars. The cemetery was established in middle of the 19th century. Rabbis: M. Beck (1845-1923); A. M. Beck (1884-1933); Chaim Smuel Schor, Itzhac Schor and Jacob Niemirower are buried in the still-active, unlandmarked, Orthodox cemetery.

The urban flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has a sign in Romanian that mentions Jews. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A masonry wall with a gate that locks surrounds the site.

Approximate pre- and post WWII size is 96100m2. More than 5,000 stones are visible. More than 5,000 are in original location. 20-100 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from 1863. The 19th and 20th century marble, granite, and sandstone, slate, and concrete flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed, carved relief-decorated, double tombstones, and sculpted monuments have Hebrew, German, Romanian, and French inscriptions. Some have portraits on stones and metal fences around graves. No known mass graves.

The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. Frequently, organized Jewish group or pilgrimage tours, private visitors, and local residents visit.
The never vandalized cemetery Maintenance has been re-erection of stones, patching broken stones, cleaning stones, and clearing vegetation in 2000 by Jewish individuals within the country. Current care is regular caretaker paid by the Jewish community of Bucuresti. Within the limits of the cemetery is a preburial house with a tahara and an ohel. No threats.

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, tel: 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey on 14 July 2001 using the following documentation:

They interviewed Stanciu Vasile, 09. 07 2001, Bucuresti. [January 2003]
BUCURESTI II:
See Bucuresti I for town information.
The cemetery is located at Bucuresti, Soseau Giurgiului, no. 2,

Outstanding members of the Jewish community were Brunea Fox (writer) and Aurel Fulea (composer.) The cemetery was established in middle of the 19th century. Buried there are Rabbis: Mordehai Elia Eskhenazi (d. 1950) and his wife Roza; Jaacov Hai, Menachem David Almuly (d. 1966) and his wife Simha. The still-active, unlandmarked, Orthodox cemetery urban land, separate but near other cemeteries, has sign in Romanian and Hebrew and Jewish signs on wall or gate. The sign mentions Jews. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission via a masonry wall with a gate that locks.

Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 40000 sq m. More than 5,000 stones are visible. 20-100 stones are not in original location. 25%-50% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year. No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from 1870. The primarily 20th century marble, granite, and sandstone, slate, and concrete memorial markers are flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, carved relief-decorated, double tombstones, and sculpted monuments. Some have portraits on stones and metal fences around graves. Inscriptions are in Hebrew and Romanian. A memorial to Jewish soldiers exists. No known mass graves.

The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. Frequently, organized Jewish group or pilgrimage tours, private visitors, and local residents visit. The never vandalized cemetery Maintenance has been re-erection of stones, patching broken stones, cleaning stones, and clearing vegetation by local non-Jewish residents and Jews within the country and abroad in 2001. Current care is regular caretaker paid by the Jewish community of Bucuresti. Within the limits of the cemetery is a preburial house. The preburial house has a tahara, catafalque, and an ohel. No threats.

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, tel: 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey on 14 July 2001 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed key holder. Moise Aurel, 09. 07. 2001, Bucuresti on 9 July 2001. [January 2003]
BUCURESTI III:

See BUCURESTI I for town information.

The cemetery is located at Soseau Giurgiului, no. 162,

The cemetery was established in beginning of the 20th century. The still active, unlandmarked, Orthodox cemetery on urban flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has sign in Romanian and Hebrew that mentions Jews. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A masonry wall with a gate that locks surrounds the site.

Approximate pre- and post-WWII size was 1420002 m2. More than 5,000 stones are visible. More than 5,000 are in original location. 1-20 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from beginning of the 20th century. The 20th century marble and concrete flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief-decorated gravestones have Hebrew and Romanian inscriptions. The cemetery contains special memorial monuments to pogrom victims and other: those who died on the Struma ship on their way to Palestine in 1944. No known mass graves.

The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. Frequently, organized Jewish group or pilgrimage tours, private visitors, and local residents visit. The never vandalized cemetery Maintenance has been re-erection of stones, patching broken stones, cleaning stones, and clearing vegetation by local non-Jewish residents and Jewish residents of the country in 2001. Current care is regular caretaker paid by the Jewish community of Bucuresti. Within the limits of the cemetery is a preburial house with a tahara, catafalque, and an ohel.

Claudia Ursutiu, Pietroasa Str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, tel: 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey on 14 July 2001 using the following documentation:

Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Bravaf Nicolae, 09. 07. 2001, Bucuresti on 9 July 2001. [January 2003]

BUDACU DE JOS: see BUDUS II  
BUDESTI: see Buhusi
BUDESTI: see SIRBI
 
BUDEŞTI: US COMMISSION NO. RO/MM/45
Alternate/former Hungarian name: Budfalva. Located in Jud. Maramureş at 4744 2357 250.0 miles NNW of Bucharest     A concrete post and wire mesh fence protects the cemetery in Budeşti. The gate is kept locked at all times. The area enclosed by the fence is quite large though most of the markers are confined to the NW corner of the cemetery. The caretakers, Mr. and Mrs. Ioan and Maria Marinca, care for the cemetery to the best of their means. They regularly cut the grass and remove any saplings that threaten to disturb the gravestones. Nevertheless, natural problems beyond the control of the caretakers are beginning to visibly take their toll on the cemetery's markers. Many of the stones fashioned of weaker materials are in advanced stages of erosion. Others are leaning severely or have already toppled to the ground. The Marinica family, like many other caretakers, would like to see some funding to make necessary repairs to the stones themselves. Mrs. Maria Marinica, who we interviewed on the day of our visit, informed us that her husband has been caretaker of the cemetery for about nineteen years. Prior to the construction of the fence, about twelve years ago, there were some problems with a neighbor who tried to claim some of the land on the southern side of the cemetery for his own garden. It is not known whether or not the cemetery suffered any damages during this "feud".
    The isolated rural (agricultural) hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A fence and a gate that locks surround the site. Present size of cemetery is by on-site estimate - +/- 3406 sq. m (60m x 32m x 58m x 86.). 72 Gravestones are in situ: 11 standing straight up, 5 toppled, 48 leaning, 1 broken, and 7 moved and broken. 65 gravestones in original location and 13 are toppled. The caretaker's wife stated that they had had problems with one of their neighbors, and believed that stones had been removed over time to be incorporated into roads or structures in Budeşti. Vegetation overgrowth and water drainage are not problems. The cemetery is probably divided into special sections for rabbis and Cohanim. The marble, limestone, and sandstone flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, double tombstones, multi-stone monuments, and obelisks have traces of painting on their surfaces and cement grave boundaries with inscriptions in Hebrew. No known mass graves.
    The cemetery property is now used for an orchard. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose he same area (probable.) The cemetery never is visited. Theft of stones is the primary problem encountered between 1945 and the present. Care has been seasonal clearing of vegetation by local non-Jewish residents and regular unpaid caretaker (twice a year minimum.) No structures. Weather erosion and security (uncontrolled access although the gate is locked at all times, this note is in reference to the neighbor mentioned above) are slight threats.
    John DeMetrick and Christina Crowder (who have no further information) completed this survey on 30 June 2000. Other documentation exists. Further inquiries about the site could be addressed to the Jewish community in Baia Mare or the Federation of Romanian Jewish Communities in Bucuresti. They visited the site 20 June 2000 and interviewed caretaker, Mrs. Maria Marinca.

BUDFALVA: see BUDEŞTI

BUDUS I: Bistrita County
The cemetery is located in Budus, near the village, cod 4435, judet Bistrita, Romania at 4705 2432, 197.9 miles NNW of Bucharest and 20 km from Bistrita. The alternate names are Bodesdorf (German), Budusi (Romanian). Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.

The 1850 Jewish population by census was 63 and from 1930 census was 41. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto of Bistrita and on June 2 and 6 were deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was established in 19th century. Last known burial was 20th century.

The isolated rural/agricultural flat land has no sign or marker. Reached via private property, access is open with permission. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 900 m. 1-20 stones are visible, some not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.

No special sections. Tombstones date from the 19th century. The granite, flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief decorated common gravestones have Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves. The national Jewish community owns the property used for orchard. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last ten years. Maintenance has been clearing vegetation. Current care is occasional clearing or cleaning by unpaid individuals. No structures.

Cosmina Popa, Tatra Str. no. 4, tel. 064/ 128764, Cluj Napoca, 3400 and Ioana Raiciu, Bd. 21 Decembrie, 13-15, 064/190849, Cluj-Napoca, 3400 visited the site and completed the survey on July 21, 2000 using the following documentation:

They interviewed Bartes Maria, Budus and No interviews. [January 2003]

BUDUS II: Bistrita County

The cemetery is located at Budus, no. 2, code 4435, judet Bistrita, 4705 2432, 197.9 miles NNW of Bucharest and 20 km from Bistrita. Alternate name: Bodesdorf (German) and BUDACU DE JOS. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.

The 1850 Jewish population by census was 63 and 41 in 1930. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto of Bistrita and on June 2 and 6 were deported to Auschwitz. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was established in 19th century with last known burial in 20th century.

The isolated rural/agricultural hillside has no sign or marker. Reached via private road, access is open with permission. A fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size was 2900 m. 1-20 stones are visible, all in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year. No special sections.

The 19th and 20th century granite flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed, and carved relief decorated gravestones have Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves. The national Jewish community owns the property used for an orchard. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop.

The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last ten years. Maintenance has been clearing vegetation and fixing gate. Current care is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. The woman pays a fee to the Jewish Community from Bistrita for the grass. No structures.

Cosmina Popa, Tatra Str. no. 4, tel. 064/ 128764, Cluj Napoca, 3400 and Ioana Raiciu, Bd. 21 Decembrie, 13-15, 064/190849, Cluj-Napoca, 3400 visited the site and completed the survey on July 21, 2000 using the following documentation:

They interviewed Bartes Maria, Budus. [January 2003]


BUDUSI: see BUDUS
BUHUS: see BUHUSI

BUHUSI:(Bacau judet): see BACAU
BUHUSI:
Ruth Gruber. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992* p. 213-214. Located at 46°43' 26°42' in Bacau County, Moldavia region, Alternate name: Buhus, Budesti. "noted Chassidic center headed by Rabbi Isaac Friedman of the Ruzhyn Dynasty and still has its "marvelous" synagogue which is well maintained, although it was vandalized in in the 1980s."
    Buhusi in Bacau province, had a population of 8,198 in 1948 and was located on a railroad line about 20 miles southeast of Piatra Neamt. It was a woolen and textile-manufacturing center and also did oil refining, distilling and manufacturing of candles and cheese. Source: 1962 Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer [December 2000]
BUHUSI: (Bacau judet) US Commission No. _
The cemetery is located at str. Al.I.Cuza, 1, Buhusi, Bacau judet, Moldavia region at 46°39' 26°48', 15 km from Bacau. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with under 10 Jews.

The 1831 Census registered 82 that from 1899 registered 271 Jewish inhabitants. The 1930 Census registered 1941 Jewish inhabitants. The Jewish Community was founded in 1831. Prominent residents include Mordechai of Sadagura, Mose David Sapira, Sabetai ben Itac, Avram Arie Rosen-scholar rabbis. This Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century. Noteworthy people buried in cemetery include Dr. Ghelber Aizic Hers; prof. Bruno Engler; av. Lupescu Filip. The last known Jewish burial in unlandmarked Conservative cemetery was Sept.14, 1999. The site is 1.5 km from the congregation that used it.

The isolated flat suburban cemetery location has no sign, but has Jewish symbols on gate or wall. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission. A continuous mas

onry wall, a continuous fence, and a gate that locks surround the site.

The pre- and post-WWII size is 200 m X 160 m. 500 - 5,000 gravestones are visible in the cemetery. 1 to 20 are not in original location. More than 75% are toppled or broken. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Water drainage is good all year. No special sections. Tombstones date from the 19th century to the 20th. Inscriptions are in Hebrew, German, and Romanian. A special memorial monument to Jewish soldiers exists.

The marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, and other materials tombstones and are rough stones or boulders, flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, double tombstones, sculpted tombstones, and multistone monuments. The cemetery has tombstones with traces of painting on their surfaces, with iron decorations or lettering, with other metallic elements, portraits on stones, and metal fences around graves.

The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery and agriculture.

Adjacent properties are agricultural and Industrial or commercial. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area. Occasionally, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) stop.

The site was vandalized, possibly during World War II. No maintenance was ever done. Care is by a regular caretaker paid by the Buhusi Jewish community. There is a preburial house with a tahara (table) and a catafalque. Vegetation is a moderate threat. Security, weather erosion, and vandalism are slight threats.

Lucian Nastasa, Clinicilor str., no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107. Email: nastasalucian@hotmail.com completed the survey on July 21, 2000 using the following documentation:

He visited July 20, 2000 and interviewed Mircescu Gheorghe, str. Al.I .Cuza 1, Buhusi, Bacau judet; Alterescu David, str. Republicii 18, Buhusti, Bacau judet (phone: 262072). [June 2002]

BUIA: Sibiu County, Transylvania
The cemetery is located at Buia, Mare Str., cod 2465, judet Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania. Alternate names are Bolya (Hungarian) and Bell (German) 4558 2417, 137.9 miles NW of Bucharest and 35 km from Medias. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.

The Jewish population by census was 35 in 1850, fourteen in 1910, and twenty in 1930. The Jews from Sibiu County, Transylvania were put into forced labor detachments and deported all over the country, especially in Moldova, between 1942-1944.

The 19th and 20th century Orthodox cemetery's unlandmarked rural woods/forest isolated hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is entirely closed. A fence surrounds the site. Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 25 m x 25 m. 1-20 stones are visible. 1-20 stones are and 1-20 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is good all year. No special sections.

The 19th and 20th century limestone and sandstone tombstones are flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed common gravestones. Have Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves. The national Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are woods. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop at the never vandalized cemetery with n maintenance or care now. No structures. Weather erosion is a moderate threat.

Oprea Ioana, B-dul 21 Decembrie, no. 13-15, ap. 6, Cluj Napoca, tel: 190
849 and Popa Cosmina, Tatra Str., no. 4, ap. 11, Cluj Napoca, tel: 128 764 visited the site and completed the survey on December 12, 2000 using the following documentation:

No interviews. [January 2003]


BUJANHAZA: see BOINESTI
BUKAREST: see BUCHAREST
BUKAREST: see BUCURESTI
BÜKKÖRMÉNYES: see URMENIŞ

BURDEJEN: see Suceava
Located at 47°41' 26°17". Alternate name: De Burdujeni in Suceava County, Moldavia region

BURGAU: see PRUNDU BARGAULUI
BURGHALLE: see ORHEIU BISTRITEI
BURLESCHT: see BORLESTI

BUŞAG: US COMMISSION NO. RO/MM/77
Located in Jud. Maramures at 47°39' 23°25', 256.6 miles NNW of Bucharest. Upon entering the village from the direction of Baia Mare, look for the small footbridge crossing the stream on the right hand side of the road. Cross the footbridge and walk through the front yard of the home on the left, then turn right and walk up towards the top of hill. The cemetery is off to the right. Otherwise locate the home nearest to the cemetery by asking for Mr. Lauran Vasile, who lives in house No. 3.     Visitors to the cemetery in Busag should arrive in the winter months or bring a large sickle. The cemetery is completely overgrown with trees, brambles and spiny plants that make entry impossible without getting scratched. We opted for scratches. After about 25 minutes of hunting, we came across only two stones, one of which was illegible and the other of which was unapproachable. There probably are more stones in the cemetery but the high grass had recently folded under the weight of heavy rain, covering most of the ground. All but five of the concrete posts that once supported the wire mesh fence have disappeared, as has all of the wire mesh itself and the gate from between its posts.
    According to a list of cemeteries known to the Jewish community in Baia Mare, there was no cemetery in Buşag. Later that afternoon, however, when we visited the cemetery in the neighboring town of Tăuţii-Măgherăuş, the caretaker there informed us that a man named Chereches Andrei was appointed caretaker of the cemetery in Buşag several years back but that he had subsequently died.
    Prior to visiting Buşag, we had inquired with residents in the village of Merişor, several kilometers to the west, if there was a Jewish cemetery in their village. An elderly resident informed us that there was no cemetery in Merişor but that there was a cemetery in Buşag. When she was a schoolgirl, there were several Jewish families living in Merişor, one of them being the Klebner (or Klefner) family, who ran a store in Merişor and had four children: Iancala (who was a butcher in neighboring Cicîrlau), Frida, Faiga, and Berta. Our informant told us that people in the village were very fond of the Klebner family, who were the only Jews in the village that welcomed Christmas carolers into their home and gave them food and money according to local Christian tradition. She also recalled that when she was a schoolgirl, the local teacher brought the students to the Jewish cemetery in Buşag for a class field trip where Mr. Klebner spoke to the children about Judaism and his family's traditions.
    The threats to this cemetery are clear. Without a caretaker, brush clearance, and a fence, the remaining stones are in danger of eroding completely or being stolen. We noticed a two large blocks of stone prominently displayed in the foundation of a mud-brick house near the footbridge, and several fence posts in kitchen gardens that looked suspiciously like the Jewish Community "standard issue" fence corners. Further inquiries about the site could be addressed to the Jewish community in Baia Mare or the Federation of Jewish Communities in Bucuresti. The present size of cemetery according to a neighbor was about 70 sq. m. Water drainage is good but vegetation prevents access and damages graves and stones. The visible tombstones are flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed common gravestones with Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves.
    Someone recently had been collecting sticks in the entirely overgrown site. No one visits the site. Theft of stones is the primary problem encountered between 1945 and the present. Vandalism occurred frequently in the last ten years and between 1945 and ten years ago. Jewish groups within country did restoration about 7-8 years ago (?) and nothing since. Security (uncontrolled access), weather erosion, vegetation, and vandalism (destruction or defacement of stones and graves) are very serious threats.
    John DeMetrick and Christina Crowder (who have no further information) completed this survey on 29 June 2000 using a list of cemeteries known by Jewish Community in Baia Mare. Other documentation exists. Further inquiries about the site could be addressed to the Jewish community in Baia Mare or the Federation of Romanian Jewish Communities in Bucuresti. They visited the site 27 June 2000 and interviewed a neighbor - Lauran Vasile, #3 Sat Buşag, Comuna Tăuţii-Măgherăuş, Romania.

BUSATEN: see BUZA

BUTENI: Judetul Arad
The cemetery is big, surrounded by a wall that is not in its best condition. It is partly overgrown. From the road, it looks like a sculpture camp. Nearby is a plant for animal elevation. [sic] Cemetery is in the northern side of the village at the exit toward Arad. Alternate/former name is Korosbokeny (Hungarian.) 4619 2207, 232.8 miles NW of Bucharest and 82 km from Arad. Present total town population is 3.800 with no Jews.

Jewish population by census was 125 in 1880 and 152 in 1910. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery dates from beginning of the 19th century. No other towns and villages use this isolated rural/agricultural flat land with no sign or marker. The cemetery is reached by a. turning directly off a public road. Access is open to all, surrounded by a stone wall with two closed gates.

Approximate pre- and post-WWII size was 1 hectare (10000 quadrat m.) No stones are visible. 100-500 stones are in the cemetery. 1-20 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of surviving stones are toppled or broken. Location of missing stones is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage at the cemetery is a constant problem. The oldest known gravestone dates from the 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble, granite, and limestone tombstones are flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed. Some are concrete. Inscriptions on tombstones are in Hebrew and Hungarian.

The national Jewish community owns the cemetery property now used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Compared to 1939, cemetery boundaries are the same. Rarely, private visitors stop at the never-vandalized site. Clearing vegetation by a regular unpaid caretaker is the care. No structures.

Assistant Professor Alexandru Pecican, Almasului Str., Bl. R1, apt. 14, Cluj-Napoca, 3400 visited the site and completed the survey on September 15, 2000 using the following documentation:

On August 29, 2000, Pecican interviewed Briciu Nicolae in Buteni. [January 2003]



BUZA I (jud. Cluj)
4654 2409, 27.6 miles ENE of Cluj and 33 km from Gherla. The alternate German name is Busaten. The cemetery is located at nr. 172. Incompatible nearby development The current town population is 500-1000 with no Jews. The Jewish population by census in 1857 is 8 and 34 in 1930. In May 1944, the Jews were gathered in the ghetto in Dej and on May 28, June 6-8 1944 deported to Auschwitz.
      The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery dates from the 19th century with the last known burial in 1917.
      The isolated rural/agricultural hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, access is open to all via a fence and a non-locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size is 900 sq.m. 20-100 gravestones are in cemetery with 1-20 in original location and 1-20 not in original location. No stones are toppled or broken. No stones were removed from the cemetery (probably.)
      Vegetation in the site is not a problem. Water drainage is a constant problem.[?] No special sections. The 19th century. The undetermined stone tombstones are flat-shaped and smoothed and Hebrew inscribed. Priviate individuals own the site is used only as a Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are residential. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish individuals visit the never vandalized site. Maintenance includes cleaning stones by non-Jewish individuals or groups in 1985. Current care is occasional clearing by individuals and regular unpaid caretaker. No structures. No threats.
      Alexandru Pecican, assistant professor, Almasului str., Bl. R1, ap. 14, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania visited the site and completed the survey on April 25, 2000 using the following documentation:
He interviewed Ilie Boca in Buza.
BUZA II:
See Buza I for town information.
      The isolated and unlandmarked Orthodox 19th and 20th century rural/agricultural hillside site has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, access is open to all. A fence with locking gate surrounds the site. The pre- and post-WWII size is 10 m X 30 m.
      20-100 gravestones are in cemetery with 1-20 in original location and 1-20 not in original location. No stones are toppled or broken. No stones were removed from the cemetery (probably.) Vegetation and water drainage are not a problem. No special sections. The 19th century marble, granite, and "other" tombstones are flat-shaped and smoothed and inscribed with Hebrew inscriptions.
      The municipality owns the site is used only as a Jewish cemetery and an orchard. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The size before WWII is probably the same. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish individuals visit the never-vandalized cemetery. Maintenance was a wall repair by Jewish individuals abroad before 1989. Care is occasional clearing by individuals and regular unpaid caretaker No structures. No threats.
      Alexandru Pecican, assistant professor, Almasului str., Bl. R1, ap. 14, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania visited the site and completed the survey on 29 April 2000 using the following documentation:
He interviewed Beraru Virginia.

BUZAS BESENYO: see VALEA IZVOARELOR

BUZAU (I): Buzau County
The cemetery is located at Str. Nurcii 24, Buzau, judet Buzau. 4509 2650, 61.2 miles NE of Bucharest and 115 km from Bucuresti. Alternate name: BUZEU. Current town population is over 100,000 with 10-100 Jews.

The Jewish population by census was 432 in 1899 and 1,520 in 1930. In 1941, the Jews were deported to Caracal (Romania) and Transnistria. The cemetery was established in 19th century. Last known burial was 1940. The landmarked Orthodox cemetery is 0.5 km from the congregation that used it. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A broken masonry wall with a gate that locks surrounds the site.

Approximate pre- and post-WWII size is 30 m x 30 m. 1-20 stones are visible. 1-20 stones are and 1-20 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Stones removed from the cemetery are in another cemetery (Str. Urziceni no. 23, Buzau.) Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is good all year. Cannot determine if cemetery has/had special sections.

The oldest known gravestone dates from 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble, granite, and sandstone flat shaped and smoothed and inscribed memorial markers have Hebrew inscriptions. Some have portraits on stones. The local Jewish community owns the property used for recreation. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial and residential. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose a smaller area due to new road and housing development. Rarely, local residents stop. The cemetery was vandalized during WWII. No maintenance. Current care is regular unpaid caretaker. No structures. Vegetation is a moderate threat.

Lucian Nastasă, Clinicilor Str., no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107.
Email: Nastasălucian@hotmail.com visited site and completed survey on May 16, 2001 using the following documentation:

On May 4, 2001, Lucian Nastasă interviewed Cocioava Vasile, Str. Urziceni 21 bis, Buzau. [January 2003]
BUZAU (II)
see BUZAU I for town information.
The cemetery is located at Str. Urziceni 23, Buzau, judet Buzau. The cemetery was established in 1940. Last known burial was July 2000. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery is 4 km from the congregation that it. The isolated suburban flat land has inscriptions on preburial house and Jewish symbols on gate or wall. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A broken masonry wall with a gate that locks surrounds the site.

Approximate pre- and -post-WWII size is 150 x 200 m. 100-500 stones are visible. 100-500 are in original location. 1-20 stones are not in original location. More than 75% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is good all year. No special sections.

The oldest known gravestone dates from 1940. The marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, slate, and concrete memorial markers have iron decoration or lettering, carved relief-decorated, double tombstones, and sculpted monuments. Some have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or letting, bronze decorations or lettering, other metallic elements, portraits on stones, sculpted monuments and multi-stone monuments. Inscriptions are in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Romanian. The cemetery has Holocaust memorial, and memorials to pogrom victims and Jewish soldiers. The cemetery contains unmarked mass graves.

The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial and recreational. Occasionally, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop at the never vandalized cemetery. No maintenance. Current care is regular unpaid caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery is a preburial house with a tahara, preburial house, and an ohel. Pollution and vegetation are moderate threats threat.

Lucian Nastasă, Clinicilor Str., no. 19, Cluj, Romania, tel. 064/190107.
Email: Nastasălucian@hotmail.com visited site and completed survey on May 16, 2001 using the following documentation:

Lucian Nastasă interviewed Cocioava Vasile, Str. Urziceni 21 bis, Buzau. [January 2003]


BUZEŞTI: US COMMISSION NO. RO/MM/67
Alternate Hungarian names: Szamosújfalu. Located in Jud. Maramureş at 4737 2321, 256.3 miles NNW of Bucharest The cemetery is reached by turning west off the main road from Baia Mare right before the far end of the village. Turn into the first small street on the left, and the cemetery is in the abandoned ground on the spur left when the road takes a sharp turn to the right.     This cemetery is in quite a sorry state. It is apparently unknown to the Jewish community in Baia Mare, and currently used as a rubbish dump by the local residents. The neighbor we spoke with said that he thought that the land belongs to no one and could not remember anyone ever visiting or taking an interest in the site. The five stones on the site are set within a dense thicket and surrounded by trash including rusty oil drums, plastic containers, rags, and other garbage. However, the stones are in exceptionally good condition (considering that no care has been taken of them); and the site could be fixed up without too much effort. Because the land is considered by local residents to be without an owner, the remaining stones are in danger of being stolen.
    The isolated rural (agricultural) on flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. Present size of cemetery is on-site estimate - 4 m x 4 m. Five gravestones are in cemetery, regardless of condition or position: 1 toppled (but legible), 1 leaning, and 3 broken (one of which is readable). 4 are not in original position. The vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is seasonal problem that prevents access and constant problem that disturbs stones. Water drainage at the cemetery is good all year.
    The limestone and sandstone flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed common gravestones have Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves. The neighbor we interviewed thought that the land was not owned by anyone. The cemetery property is now used for waste dumping. Properties adjacent are agricultural and village residential. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose probably the same. The cemetery never is visited. Theft of stones is the primary problem encountered between 1945 and the present. No maintenance. No structures. Security (uncontrolled access), weather erosion, Pollution, and vegetation are very serious threats.
    John DeMetrick and Christina Crowder (who have no further information) completed this survey on 30 June 2000 using a list of cemeteries known by Jewish Community in Baia Mare. Other documentation exists. Further inquiries about the site could be addressed to the Jewish community in Baia Mare or the Federation of Romanian Jewish Communities in Bucuresti. They visited the site 25 June 2000 and interviewed a local resident.

BUZIAS: (jud. Timis)
4539 2136, 235.0 miles WNW of Bucharest and 34 km from Timisoara. The alternate Hungarian name is Buzias. The cemetery is located at Republicii str., code 1919. Current town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews. The Jewish population by census was eight in 1880, 77 in 900, and 69 in 1930. The unlandmarked Orthodox and Neolog cemetery dates from the second half of the 19th century with the last known Jewish burial in 1936. The rural/agricultural hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission via a fence and a locking gate. Cemetery's size before WWII is unknown. Current size is 120 x 40 m
      100-500 gravestones are in the cemetery with 20-100 in original location and 20-100 not in original location. 50%-75% of the stones are toppled or broken. Stones removed from the cemetery are on nearby farms. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year. No sections
      The oldest known gravestone dates from 1872. The 19th and 20th century marble and granite, and concrete tombstones are flat shaped and carved relief decorated, and double tombstones. Some have iron fences around graves and other than metallic elements. Inscriptions are in Hebrew, Hungarian, Romanian, and German. No known mass graves.
      The local Jewish community owns the site used for Jewish cemetery purposes only. Adjacent property is the Catholic cemetery. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. No vandalism in the last ten years. Past care has been reecting stones, cleaning stones, and clearing vegetation. Current care is by a regular caretaker paid by the Jewish congregation of Timisoara. No structures. No threats.
      Claudia Ursutiu, Pietroasa str. no. 21, 3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania, tel. 0040-64-151073 visited the site and completed the survey on 25 September 2000.
Claudia and Adrian Ursutiu interviewed Bone Ludovic in Buzias.


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